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May I get some help understanding how the various Shape spells function with magical equipment?
I understand that the statistics granted by the various Form spells cannot be altered outside of wearing Druid Vestments (AC, TAC, Attack Bonus, Damage Bonus, and from what I understand, bonus weapon damage dice and weapon property runes). However, what about the save bonuses for magical armor, or armor property runes that either don't require an activation, or are activated before going into Form? What about magic items that have an always-on effect that doesn't require activation (or in addition to an effect that requires activation)?

• Instance 1: wearing a +2 Fire Resistant Hide Armor, then casting Animal Form. Would you retain the +2 bonus to your saves, the +5 Fire Resistance, both, or neither?
  
• Instance 2: wearing a +4 Antimagic Hide Armor, then casting Animal Form. Would you retain the +4 bonus to your saves, the +1 bonus to your saves vs. magic, both, or neither? As it has a Reaction activation, that would not be usable per the Form spells.
  
• Instance 3: wearing Boots of Bounding, then activating Animal Form. Would you keep the +5 speed bonus, the +2 Athletics bonus, both, or neither as Animal Form specifies a speed for each form?
  
• Instance 4: wearing Gorget of the Primal Roar, then activating Animal Form. The item specifies
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  When you’re in a non-humanoid form via a polymorph effect, you can activate the gorget to unleash a bestial roar, attempting a single Intimidation check compared to the Will DCs of enemies within 30 feet to impose the effects below. You can do this only once per polymorph. You can provide this Command Activation without the need for language.

  Does this override the "Your gear is absorbed into you; the constant abilities of your gear still function, but you can’t activate it." portion of Animal Form? If it does not, do you still gain the +3 Intimidate bonus?